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Two Vital Resources for Virtualization Administrators

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December 12, 2008, 10:22 AM — There are now two vital resources for Virtualization Administrators, the VMware Bookshelf and Top Virtualization Security Links. These resources will aid Virtualization Administrators in finding necessary general references and books, as well as a repository of knowledge of virtualization security. These were gathered together to aid users in going to just one place to find all the information necessary.

A common complaint is that it is difficult to find information on specific topics regarding virtualization. These two resources will help alleviate some of the issues around this. Expect these to change quite a bit as new information is released.

Edward L. Haletky owns AstroArch Consulting, Inc., providing virtualization, security, and network consulting and development and is an Analyst for The Virtualziation Practice. Edward graduated from Purdue University in 1988 with a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Since then, he has worked with programming graphics and other lower-level libraries on various UNIX platforms. Edward is VMware vExpert, a Guru and moderator for the VMware Discussion Forums providing answers to security and configuration questions. He is the author of multiple books on Virtualization published by Prentice Hall.

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